Rhapsody of Realities 4 March 2019 By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome – A Gift For All

Topic: A Gift For All

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16).

Romans 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Eternal life is God’s gift to the world, not to Christians. You become a Christian only after you’ve received eternal life, which is the life and nature of God. What Jesus came to do, the salvation He brought, was for the whole world. So, in the mind of justice, the whole world has been saved, because Jesus paid the price for every man’s sin. This is legal salvation. Vital salvation is only received by personal faith in Jesus Christ.

Unless one acknowledges, and accepts His vicarious sacrifice, he won’t experience the vital reality of the finished works of salvation in his personal life. That’s where we come in; those of us who have become Christians have a responsibility to tell the world what Jesus did. Many don’t believe because they haven’t heard. Romans 10:14 sums it rightly: “How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?”

Also Read: Happy Family (Part 3) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo

They’ve got to hear that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, and that He’s made that life available to everyone. It’s a gift; therefore, they don’t have to work for it; all they need is to receive it. Romans 10:9-10 says, “…if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” That’s how simple it is to receive this glorious, wonderful gift of eternal life, and become an associate of the God-kind.

The human life is depraved, degenerate, and broken; but God has provided another life, the transcendent life, which He wants all men to have and live. It’s the life of absolute victory, glory, righteousness, and dominion in Christ; it makes you indestructible and supernatural, and it’s only available in Christ.

PRAYER
I thank you, precious Father, for sending Jesus to die for me, making it possible for me to have eternal life. This life is working in every fibre of my being, repelling sickness, disease, infirmity, death, poverty, and everything that’s inconsistent with the provisions of the divine life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:
Romans 6:23; 1 John 5:13

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Mark 10:32-52 & Numbers 14-15

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Matthew 20:1-16 & Exodus 13

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Rhapsody of Realities 4th March 2019 Devotional was written by Pastor Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (D.Sc., D.D.). President of Loveworld Inc. aka Christ Embassy Int’l.

Topic: Die-Less Passion for God [Seeds of Destiny 4 March 2019 Devotional]

Your passion for God determines your portion in God; your passion for God determines your portion with God.

SCRIPTURE: O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Psalm 63:1-2

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Your passion for God determines your portion in God; your passion for God determines your portion with God.

Previously, we have established that one of the secrets of seeing greater glory of God in life is developing unconquerable passion for God. (Exodus 33:18; Psalm 63:1-2). Your passion for God determines your portion in God; your passion for God determines your portion with God.

One of the notable manifestations of deep passion for God is total dedication to God. A passionate Christian is totally dedicated to God. You cannot be passionate for God and not be dedicated to Him. A person who lacks passion for God has zero dedication for Him. So, dedication is a proof of passion for God; dogged dedication to God is a product of die-less passion for God.

Now, one of the most vital proofs of dedication to God is dedication to prayer and the Word of God. This means, one evidence of dedication in the life of a Christian is his disposition to prayer and the study of the Word of God. From our anchor Scripture, we understand that the apostles made up their minds to devote themselves to prayer and the ministry of the Word of God. This means, you cannot claim to be dedicated to God and be prayer-less or wordless. The buoyancy of your prayer life with the abundance of the Word in your spirit is proof of your dedication to God.

Beloved, my counsel is, make up your mind to deepen your passion for God by giving yourself to prayer and the study of the Word.

Remember this: Your passion for God determines your portion in God; your passion for God determines your portion with God.

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Make up your mind to develop a deep passion for God.
2. Give yourself continually to prayer and the ministry of the Word.

PRAYER: O Lord, I ask for a die-less passion for You. Give me the grace to pray continually and study Your Word consistently, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: DEDICATION TO PRAYER AND THE WORD.

QUOTE: Wherever God sees sacrifices, He releases fire – the fire of passion and zeal; the fire of favour. That is why a non-sacrificial Christian is a non-serious Christian. Culled from WHO ARE YOU? by Dr Paul Enenche.

DAILY READING: Numbers 2:1 to 3: 51, Mark 11: 27 to 12:17, Psalm 47:1 to 9, Proverbs 10: 24 to 25.

AMAZING FACT: The largest Lake in Africa is Lake Victoria. It is also the second-largest freshwater lake in the world, spanning 26,830 square miles.

TODAY IN HISTORY: 04/03/1952 – U. S President Harry Truman dedicated the ‘Courier’, the first seagoing Radio Broadcasting station.

DON’T FORGET TO ATTEND: The Healing and Deliverance Service Tomorrow by 9:00 am at the Glory Dome, Airport Road, Abuja. Come with your friends and loved ones to experience the yoke-destroying power of God.

Also Read: Click HERE to read Other Inspirational Messages by Pastor Paul Enenche

Today’s devotional was written by Pastor Paul Enenche of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), headquartered at Abuja, Nigeria, with Pastor Paul and Becky Enenche, as the Senior Pastors. It is a power-packed arena where God’s Presence, Principles and Power are at work for the salvation, healing and restoration of human destinies and dignities

Flatimes Notice Board: Until you are born again, God ever abiding presence will never be with you. You must be born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online please send your testimonies and prayer request to [email protected], 07026385437 OR 08141320204.

Topic: The Sign of IMMANUEL [DCLM Daily Manna 4 March 2019 Daily Devotional by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi]

Text: ISAIAH 7:10-25 (KJV)

Key Verse: “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14).

MESSAGE:

Men commonly seek for signs to validate the truth concerning a matter. To acheive this, some resort to getting information from dubious sources and sometimes go as far as seeking help of prophets or fortune tellers to unlock the secrets of the unknown future.

From our text, God told Ahaz to ask for a sign, any sign. But the king was really not a friend of God; so he did not ask for a sign, hiding under a false sense of humility. God decided to give him a sign anyway. And the sign was going to be the birth of the child Immanuel through a virgin. This was a prophecy that would take more than five hundred years to be fulfilled, but God gave the sign to let the ungodly Ahaz know that He cares for His people. God called the child Immanuel because He had a plan for His own. Although Ahaz had abandoned the Lord, He will not abandon His people. He is a faithful God who, in the midst of calamities that would befall the land, would provide help and a way of escape for His own.

We have many people today who are seeking for favourable signs while ignoring obvious signs of the end of time. They want to see signs before they will believe the truth of the gospel while conveniently ignoring the signs in the living word of God.

God has given us Immanuel. There is no better alternative to the signs that He gave man. Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life. We should be careful not to behave like the Pharisees of old who were always looking for signs even when God speaks audibly that He is with us (EMMANUEL). The word of God is with us. The witness of the Holy Spirit is in our hearts. The signs are visible enough. Believe them and be blessed.

Thought For The Day: Many have sight but no vision.

The Bible In One Year: Leviticus 18-20

If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read “Deeper Christian Life Ministry, DCLM Daily Manna HERE”

DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.

Flatimes’ Notice Board: Until you are born again, God ever abiding presence will never be with you. You must be born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online please send your testimonies and prayer request to [email protected], 07026385437 OR 08141320204.

Topic: Right There with Us [Our Daily Bread 4 March 2019 Devotional]

Bible in a Year: Numbers 31–33; Mark 9:1–29

“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. – Matthew 14:17

Today’s Scripture & Insight: Matthew 14:13-21

She was completely focused on the top shelf, where the glass jars of spaghetti sauce sat. I’d been standing beside her in the grocery aisle for a minute or two eyeing that same shelf, trying to decide. But she seemed oblivious to my presence, lost in her own predicament. Now I have no problem with top shelves because I’m a fairly tall man. She, on the other hand, was not tall, not at all. I spoke up and offered to help. Startled, she said, “Goodness, I didn’t even see you standing there. Yes, please help me.”

The disciples had quite the situation on their hands—hungry crowds, a remote place, and time slipping away—“It’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food” (Matthew 14:15). When challenged by Jesus to take care of the people themselves, they responded, “We have here only . . .” (v. 17). All they seemed to be aware of was their lack. Yet standing right beside them was Jesus, not just the multiplier of bread but the Bread of Life Himself.

We can get so wrapped up in our challenges and trying to figure them out for ourselves with our often-limited perspective that we miss the abiding presence of the risen Christ. From remote hillsides to grocery store aisles and everywhere else in between, He’s Immanuel—God right there with us, an ever-present help in trouble.

Today’s Reflection
How can you increase your awareness of Jesus’s presence? Why is it vital for us to gain His perspective in what we’re facing?

If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read “Our Daily Bread Devotionals HERE”

This message was written By John Blase [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]

Topic: Seasoned With Salt [Open Heavens for Teens 4 March 2019]

Memorise: “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.” – Ephesians 4:29

Read: Colossians 4:6

6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Bible In One Year: Numbers 32-33, Mark 10-1-31

MESSAGE:

Your words define you, Jesus Christ said it is not what goes into a man that defiles him, but what comes out of him (Matthew 15:1-11). In other words, the words you speak is a pointer to the kind of heart you have. If you use abusive words, check your heart. If you are always talking about dirty things, check, fornication may have its hands around you. Don’t claim that you only say it but don’t do it. That is a lie of the devil to deceive you. He will first make a fellow comfortable around where it is being said, then the fellow will start saying it and because it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks, before long, the heart falls and then the body follows.

Your words must carry life in them and since John 14:6 says Jesus is the life, and John 1:1 says He is the Word of God, then you should know that you must always speak the Word of God. One way to know a good Christian is if you hear the word of God in their every conversation. If you study your Bible often, your words will carry the very life of Jesus; they will be seasoned with salt.

Reflection:

When people have discussions with you, do they hear the Word of God as you speak?

Also Read: Teen Open Heaven Daily Devotional by Pastor Adeboye

Hymn 13

1.Is your life a channel of blessing?
Is the love of God flowing through you?
Are you telling the lost of the Savior?
Are you ready His service to do?

Chorus:
Make me a channel of blessing today,
Make me a channel of blessing, I pray;
My life possessing, my service blessing,
Make me a channel of blessing today.

2.Is your life a channel of blessing?
Are you burdened for those that are lost?
Have you urged upon those who are straying
The Savior who does on the cross

3.Is your life a channel of blessing?
Is it a daily telling for Him?
Have you spoken the word of salvation?
To those who are dying in sin?

4.We cannot be channels of blessing
If our lives are not free from sin;
We will barriers be and a hindrance
To those we are trying to win.

Daily Devotional for Teen’s guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries.

Open Heaven 4 March 2019 Monday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Jehovah-Jireh

Topic: Jehovah-Jireh (Open Heaven 4 March 2019)

Memorise: “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”- Philippians 4:19

Read: Genesis 22:7-14 (KJV)

7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?

8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

Bible in One Year: Acts 23-24, Isaiah 52:13-53:12

Open Heaven 4 March 2019 Monday MESSAGE:

It is amazing that in spite of the exuberant declaration of faith in today’s memory verse, some children of God still look up to financiers, godfather and other human providers to meet their needs. We must take note of what this verse says and learn an eternal truth from it. In it, the Holy Spirit lumped all our life requirements into singular form and simply called it “need”, because they are not a big deal for our God to handle. Failure to understand this truth can cause a child of God to fall for the devil’s trick of supposedly turning stone into bread. He tried to deceive Jesus with this tactic in the wilderness of temptation, but thank God he failed (Luke 4:3-4). What does it mean to turn stone into bread? It means obtaining satisfaction through satisfaction through illegitimate means or outside God’s plan of provision for you.

Today’s Bible reading narrates Father Abraham’s encounter with the Almighty Jehovah-Jireh on one of the mountains in the land of Moriah. Abraham had been instructed to go to the land of Moriah to sacrifice his only son of promise there. In the course of their journey, Isaac, already accustomed to the rites of sacrifice, noticed that something vital was missing. In Genesis 22:7c, he asked his father:

“Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”

This serves as a great lesson to all parents. Do your children know what it takes to serve your God? What have taught them about Christian service in tithing and other areas of giving? What about the requirement of peace with all men and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14)? In response to Isaac’s question, Abraham demonstrated his faith in God’s ability to meet his needs, saying in Genesis 22:8:

“…My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering:”

Beloved, it is time for you to re-examine your walk with God to see if you possess enough trust in the One who is able to meet all your needs without you compromising your faith. Do you need a job urgently? God knew this even before you were born. Do you need a promotion to take you over and above the tyrant boss who is hindering you from serving your God as expected? Jehovah-Jireh will do without you being a sycophant or sleeping around with the personnel manager. Are you in serious debt and your income is not able to pay it off? Trust in Jehovah-Jireh and don’t attempt to use His tithes to pay your debt. The one who paid your debt of sin is also able to pay your debt of money (Romans 8:32). I say to you in the words of Apostle Paul, “my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus” do you believe this? Blessed are you if you do.

Open Heaven 4 March 2019 Monday Prayer Point:

Father, help my unbelief and meet me at the point of my need today in Jesus’ Name.

Also Read: Open Heaven 3 March 2019 – The Healing Touch

Open Heaven 4 March 2019 Monday Hymn 8: My Faith Looks Up To Thee

1. My faith looks up to Thee,
   Thou Lamb of Calvary,
   Savior divine!
   Now hear me while I pray,
   Take all my guilt away,
   Oh, let me from this day
   Be wholly Thine!
2. May Thy rich grace impart
   Strength to my fainting heart,
   My zeal inspire!
   As Thou hast died for me,
   Oh, may my love to Thee
   Pure, warm, and changeless be,
   A living fire!
3. While life’s dark maze I tread,
   And griefs around me spread,
   Be Thou my guide;
   Bid darkness turn to day,
   Wipe sorrow’s tears away,
   Nor let me ever stray
   From Thee aside.
4. When ends life’s transient dream,
   When death’s cold, sullen stream
   Shall o’er me roll;
   Blest Savior, then in love,
   Fear and distrust remove;
   Oh, bear me safe above,
   A ransomed soul!

Open Heaven 4 March 2019 Monday Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC. Open Heaven 4 March 2019 Monday Daily Devotional

Flatimes Notice Board: Until you are born again, God ever abiding presence will never be with you. You must be born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online please send your testimonies and prayer request to [email protected], 07026385437 OR 08141320204.

Topic: Be Clothed With Humility [TREM Devotional 4 March 2019]

“Likewise ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.” 1 Peter 5:5 KJV

The believer is called to function from the place of submission. We should submit to one another. There comes a time that I should submit to your superior suggestion. There comes a time that you submit. If we submit to one another like that, there will be no problem. There is not one person who knows it all. Each of us has a part to play. You have your part, I have my part and when we connect to the whole part, according to Ephesians 4:16, we are all edified and we are all built up. It is not a solo assignment. That is why when you become saved, God puts you in the Body and then puts you in the Church. And not only that, He fits you into where you are best fitted to be able to function.

So every one of us should submit to one another just like the human body. The eye is submitting. The tongue submits. The legs, the hands, the feet, the organs, the central organs and the reproductive organs, they all submit so as to become effective. Every part is important.

The Bible says in 1 Peter 5:6: “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.” The reason why you have not been exalted is that you are too full of yourself. Get rid of yourself. Look unto Jesus the author and the finisher of our faith. Get rid of yourself. Be delivered from yourself. Jesus is all and all. Don’t come to God based on your effort. That is pride. Come to God based on what He has done. Come on the authority of what Christ has done on your behalf. Don’t come to Him flaunting your credentials. Humble yourself so you can be exalted.

Further Reading: 1 Peter 5:5-10, James 4:6-10

Daily Bible Reading: Morning- Numbers 29-31; Evening- Mark 9:1-29

“If you missed yesterday devotional click HERE to read TREM Daily Devotional by Dr. Mike Okonkwo’’

Written by Dr. Mike Okonkwo; Is the Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM); a versatile man of God with over 30 years of dedicated service unto the Lord.